Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-1153 (CCN-10140)

Assigned:2002-09-19
Published:2002-09-19
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:IBM Websphere 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with long HTTP headers, such as "Host".
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: IBM eFix (APAR): PQ62144
Large header can cause webserver to crash

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/fixes/pq62144/readme.txt

Source: CCN
Type: VulnWatch Mailing List, Thu Sep 19 2002 - 03:51:20 CDT
KPMG-2002035: IBM Websphere Large Header DoS

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-1153

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20020919 KPMG-2002035: IBM Websphere Large Header DoS

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Web site
PQ62144, 4.0.3: Possible security exposure with web servers plugin

Source: XF
Type: Vendor Advisory
websphere-host-header-bo(10140)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
2092

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 2092
IBM WebSphere HTTP Request Header Remote Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
5749

Source: CCN
Type: BID-5749
IBM WebSphere Large HTTP Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-575
Solaris sdtcm_convert File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
websphere-host-header-bo(10140)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm websphere application server 4.0.3
    ibm websphere application server 4.0.3
    ibm websphere application server 4.0.2
    ibm websphere application server 4.0.1